The Oldest Text of the ‘Constitutum Constantini’

In a century of steady expansion of medieval studies, interest in the Donation of Constantine (more correctly Constitutum Constantini) has waxed and waned. At this point, scholarly judgment has settled on a number of positions which may be said to be canonized or have passed into an opinio communis...

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Main Author: Williams, Schafer 1910-1982 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 1964
In: Traditio
Year: 1964, Volume: 20, Pages: 448-461
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Summary:In a century of steady expansion of medieval studies, interest in the Donation of Constantine (more correctly Constitutum Constantini) has waxed and waned. At this point, scholarly judgment has settled on a number of positions which may be said to be canonized or have passed into an opinio communis of medievalists. This body of received data has been sifted most recently by Wolfgang Gericke, who, after judicious summary of the important preceeding literature, has invited us to consider a new thesis to explain the genesis and development of this most contentious document.
ISSN:2166-5508
Contains:Enthalten in: Traditio
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0362152900016421